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The TFFS Chronicle
A Quarterly Newsletter
January-March, 2016
"With patience and perseverance all prayers get fulfilled." – The Mother
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Trip to Ushagram – Class VI
We set out for the “Village of Dawn” at 09:00am sharp on February 23, 2016 and enjoyed the wonderful scenery
around as we travelled. We reached Ushagram near Ranaghat by 02:00pm and had a simple, but delicious lunch of
rice, fish, pulses and french fries. That evening we visited the tree under which the poet Krittibash Ojha had
written the Bengali version of the Ramayana.
The following day we had our first football match. We had a pleasant surprise as our Principal Sir joined us. We
saw a Balwadi, which is a rural pre-school and a masonry institute named PTVPL which stands for Pipal Tree
Ventures Private Limited. Then we went to a Biogas plant. Biogas is used for cooking food for the cows and a major
portion is supplied to the office from where it is transported to various houses to be used as a fuel. The cow dung
(slurry), is used for composting and vermicomposting. We went to a nursery of medicinal plants where we saw
plants like Ulotkombol, Nagdana, Amla, Mehendi and others. We also saw a place where people made things out of
waste materials. In the evening we had Kanchon Uncle with us who shared some facts about Ushagram. At night
we had a cultural programme.
We visited Utpal Sir's house. He has five cows which give him and his family milk and curd. He cooks with
the help of bio-gas. He gets his fish from a pond in front of his house. He grows his own rice. He cultivates
mustard seeds from which he derives mustard oil for cooking. He has bee boxes which generate honey. Truly an
amazing experiment of an alternate and sustainable lifestyle.
After breakfast, we set out for Mayapur. There we saw the largest ISKCON Temple in the world. We learnt
about the Temple and Nabadwip or 'nine islands'. We also visited a cowshed near the temple where the cows are
named after goddesses. Later, we refreshed ourselves with Lassi and returned to our guest house. After dinner, we
had a skit competition. The next day we went to a local temple and visited some of the 9 departments of PTVPL. At
about 12:00noon we left for Kolkata and reached our school by 05:30 pm. Our experience in Ushagram was truly
extraordinary, as we had never seen a living example of an eco-friendly and sustainable life style before.
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Field Trips
'What happens when you flush the toilet' – a curiously interesting deliberation was
conducted by Professor Dr. Alan Warren, scientist, hailing from London's Natural History
Museum. The show, highlighting Protozoa and
waste water treatment, was attended by
students of Classes XI C & XI D. They also paid a fruitful visit to the High Voltage Theatre and
attended the Bubble Show.
March 18, 2016 dawned bright and sunny and the children of Class II were all agog with excitement. They were quickly settled inside two buses and we set off for Alipore Zoo. Once we reached there the children lined up and started going from one enclosure to another. We saw elephants, tigers, lions, giraffes, monkeys and marmosets. We also saw many birds like parakeet, emu, ostrich, stork, pheasant and peacock. The children ate their tiffin at the zoo and then went on to see the deer, nilgai and the chimpanzee. The chimpanzee was the star attraction of the day and entertained the children with its witty act. It was a tiring but enjoyable trip for all.
To create and enhance aptitude in science, the students of Classes VIII and VI were taken to BITM as an end term activity. Children were spellbound by the fascinating demonstrations there. The coal mine experience gave an insight into the life of the coal miners and the hazards associated with it. Children learnt new terms and concepts and completed a worksheet in Class as part of divergent learning.
An environmentally enriching tour was organised for the students of Class III at
the Agri-Horticulture Society of India
on February 09, 2016. While being
escorted by caring teachers, the little children found new allegiance to the marvellous flora comprising beautiful
flowers and medicinal plants. The scientific names and origins of these
green beings amplified their curiosity. The greenery rejuvenated their love of nature and nurtured their keen
aesthetic senses.
A dip in the glorious ocean of History
was what every student of Class IV took, while making a trip to the Indian
Museum on February 10, 2016. The antique objects carried the children far
back to the past, accompanied by
equally enthralled teachers. The stuffed animals and birds of many ancient ages and the artefacts of the Egyptian Civilization broke the barrier
between the past and the present.
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In the last session, students who pursued Karate as their CCA had given their Black Belt exams and have become the first Black Belts of The Future Foundation
School. On December 10, 2015 there was a three hour
exam which tested the students' skills including Kihon,
Kata, Kumite and Theology. The exam was a part of the
International Gosoku Ryu Karate – Do Association
(IGKA). Sensei Supriyo Biswas was in-charge of taking
the exam and grading the students. The Three Black
Belts or Sho-Dans are Karam Kumar Sahoo, Sagnik
Chakraborty and Aritra Basu.
Junior School WinnersArnav Kumar, Gargee Geethica, Soumyabha Paul of III A; Aritra Mazumdar of III B, Saptarshi Das and Soumyajit Paul of III C; Eeshan Ganguly, Karan Kumar Sahoo, Archisman Bhattacharya of IV A and Sounak Sengupta of IV B
9th All Bengal Gosoku Ryu Karate-Do Championship
2016 organised by International Gosoku- Ryu Karate
- Do AssociationSenior School WinnerKaram Kumar Sahoo of Class IX A was declared Second
in the Kata Black Belt (open) event and was declared
Third in the Kata Gosoku-Ryu Black Belt. Karam received Silver and Bronze medals.
Middle School WinnersAnkush Dutta, Shirso Dasgupta, Rupam Banerjee, Amogh Lal, Kohinoor Banerjee, Khushi Shrivastav of V A; Oindrilla Saha and Avipsha Ghosh of VI B; Sohini Chakraborty, Adrita Chakraborty, Manjoree Kar of VII A and Swayangsiddha Goswami of VII B
Karate
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For the past few months we have been working on an Exchange Programme with a premier French School of
Paris, 'Ecole Alsacienne'. In this programme, we
started by telling the French students about ourselves,
our country and culture through slide-show
presentations on various topics, such as, our state
West Bengal, its tourism and Durga Puja. We thoroughly researched each topic to bring out
authentic and interesting presentations. Recently, we also had a Skype session to understand each other
better.
From our counterparts in France, we came to know
about the environment in which they study, which is
quite different from ours. It was wonderful to know
A Confluence of Ideashow schools in a different country impart education.
The French students sent us pictures of their school,
the Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysees and the bridge Pont
des Arts which we liked very much. They also sent us
various presentations depicting their culture, through
which we learned a lot about them.
Overall, this Exchange Programme has been a very novel and enriching experiment for us and an
experience to cherish. We worked as a team after
school hours, which improved both our communication
skills and our appreciation of the benefits of teamwork. Our teachers helped us by giving us their valuable
guidance and constant encouragement, which helped
us throughout.– Anurag Maitra, Class VIII
Republic Day March Past at Lycée Français de Pondichéry
Partner School
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Apprentice Scientist
In our constant endeavour to encourage thinking out of the box, the 'Apprentice Scientist Competition' was once
again held this year. The inter school annual event is a much awaited one, since children get an opportunity here
to learn concepts through simple hands on experiments. The sessions included activities related to everyday life,
based on elementary concepts in Biology, Chemistry and Physics. The distinguished judges included M. Alain
Doressoundiram, renowned Astro Physicist associated with the Observatoire de Paris, Dr. Kanchan Kumar
Chowdhury, Senior Curator, National Council of Science Museums, Kolkata and Mr. S. Das, Curator, Birla Industrial
and Technological Museum, Kolkata. They conducted interactive sessions with each group and were very
impressed by the enthusiasm and creativity of the participants.
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The French Immersion Programme at TFFSThe Future Foundation School in partnership with
Institut Fran ais en Inde, Alliance Fran aise du
Bengale and Ecole des loisirs, organised a two day
French Immersion Progamme on January 28 & 29,
2016. It was attended by students taking up French as
2nd Language in Classes I to III and as 3rd Language in
Classes V to VIII. It aimed at proficiency of the
students in the French Language and development of
cultural awareness while reaching a high level of
academic achievement.
The first day started with a formal inauguration
programme, where the different partners were
felicitated. The French national anthem was played.
A book fair was open to the students and their
parents, where books for children, written in French,
were displayed. This was followed by a book reading
session where the French Professors from Alliance
Fran aise du Bengale and Ecole des loisirs, read
excerpts from story books to the participants. Several
activities were also organised that involved
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interesting games and students had immense fun while
playing and interacting.
There was a mask making session on the second day to
explain the nuances of French Art to the little ones. A
key attraction of the programme was the French meal,
where the students enjoyed some sumptuous French
delicacies. This was organised with the help of Alliance
Fran aise du Bengale where a French culinary expert
had cooked the meal specially for the participants.
There was a wonderful cultural activity, including
French music, song, poetry, dance, drama etc
performed not only by the students of TFFS but also
the students of two other participating schools. The
programme ended with a vote of thanks by our
Principal. The students thoroughly enjoyed the
sessions and their active participation and
involvement contributed greatly to the success of the
programme.
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WorkshopsDrama Workshop
On March 16, 2016, students of the Ideas and Impressions Club and the Debating Activity took part in a Drama
Workshop conducted by three members of the 'Bohurupee'
Drama Group. The session started with a discussion on the importance of physical fitness and a round of basic
excercises. Next, our trainers stressed on the need for high concentration and awareness of one's surroundings during
a drama. So, we had two rounds of a game similar to 'Simon
says'.
After a short break, students were asked to volunteer to
perform short skits on a given topic on the spot. All the enthusiastic participants gave commendable
performances. The skits were on everyday situations and each ended with suggestions from the trainers on how to
improve their skills. The workshop ended with the enactment of a part of a play by the guests which we
Photography WorkshopCanon conducted a workshop on March 09, 2016 for Classes VIII, IX & XI. The students learnt how to use a DSLR
Camera and how to click pictures using the different shooting modes.
CampBadminton Camp 2016
A badminton camp was held in the Future Foundation
School campus from March 09 to 12, 2016. It was a fun and educational camp under the guidance of Satya Sir
and Basab Aditya Majumdar Sir, who especially came to teach the students about the basics of badminton
and methods used in a badminton match. Many
students from Classes VII to IX & XI attended the camp. The camp started each day with a few warm up
exercises, followed by our morning prayers. After the
prayer, we were shown a series of techniques used in
badminton. The methods included the different types
of serves (forehand and backhand), the different types
of shots in a match ( toss, drop, smash, backhand toss,
backhand drop and backhand smash), measurements
of the court, rules of a badminton match and so on.
Each day, the students learned something new, which
they got to try themselves in a match. On the last day
of the badminton camp (12th March, Saturday), two
girls and two boys from each house were selected for
the upcoming badminton tournament. Everyday, the students had a lot of fun and learned a lot about
badminton. All the students loved the camp and are
hoping to have the badminton camp once again, next
year.
thoroughly enjoyed. Overall, it was a very absorbing and enriching experience and we learnt a lot about the art of drama in this two and a half
hour workshop.
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Clubs
The visit to Ludlow Jute Mill, Burikhali, Chengail
Howrah was an exciting and learning experience. The
members of the Earth Lovers' Club had organised a
field trip to the Jute Mill on February 05, 2016 in order
to popularise the use of jute. The following areas in
the Jute Mill were shown to the children:-
1) Cloth Production Area where retting of flax was
done to produce jute garments.
2) The areas where Jute Sacks were manufactured.
3) The area where Thickening of Beans was done to
check the uniformity of Jute.
The trip was exciting as well as educative.
The students of the Ideas & Impressions Club set out on
an Educational Trip on January 15, 2016 to the
Mother's Wax Museum and Eco Park. Their visit to the Wax Museum was a novel experience as they got to see
wax figures that looked so life-like. The museum housed a wonderful collection of photographs of great
personalities too. They also visited Nazrul Tirtho and Rabindra Tirtho museums which are based on the life
and work of Kazi Nazrul Islam. Students developed
listening, writing and research skills.
The members of the Earth Lovers' Club of The Future
Foundation School celebrated World Wildlife Day with zest. The programme was organised in association with 'Kids for
Tigers', an organisation actively engaged in conservation of wildlife and ecology. Students were provided cloth
bags and in an hours time they had to paint, the theme being 'Animals:- their natural habitat'. The painting
competition was adjudged by eminent artist Mr. Apu Bandhopadhyay and the following students were awarded
prizes. 1st Position:- Oindrila Saha and Arjjayita Banerjee – Class VI B; 2nd Position:- Prateeti Bhattacharjee and
Somrik Mukherji – Class VII B; 3rd Position:- Yajnaseni Das and Tanishi Mukhopadhyay – Class VII B. The painting
competition was followed by an interactive session with eminent actor and wild life photographer Mr. Sabyasachi
Chakraborty. The session was indeed enjoyable and a great learning experience for the students.
Winner of Sunderban
Tiger project
Auritro Som – Class XII C
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AlumniMy School
A multitude of memories rush to my mind as soon as I think of my school, memories that I will cherish all my life. That which began as an enjoyable journey in the Arun Nursery School continued in The Future Foundation School as a wholesome all-round experience which instilled the correct values, imparted education in the right form sprinkled with an appropriate amount of co-curricular activities. The standard of education that I received from the school was undoubtedly of a superior level but what is unique and incomparable is the ambience I was nurtured in. The teachings of Sri Aurobindo and the Divine Mother had a profound impact on my upbringing and have formed an integral part of my being ever since. My school not only provided me with a proper academic infrastructure but also worked on building my ideals and closely monitored my progress, which is done here for all students on an individual basis. I would especially like to thank all my teachers as each of them toiled tirelessly with the aim of shaping us up to be responsible human beings with an open mind. The factor which will always keep my school, my teachers and my school days very close to my heart is that everyone there tries to serve the Divine limitlessly. In this way the entire journey becomes an enlightening experience and the institution with all the people in it continues to function harmoniously, spreading joy, peace and knowledge among everyone who passes through these portals. I will always remain indebted to
The Future Foundation School as my school and my teachers over there are the ones who have moulded me to reach wherever I am today. A magnetic charm still beckons me to school on many occasions and I live in the hope that in future I will get the opportunity to do something worthwhile for my school.
Prerona Dutta, Year of passing out from TFFS: 2011Present status: 2nd Year, M.Sc. Mathematics, Pondicherry University.
Mrs. Manisha Ajmera, in charge of Career
Guidance & Counselling has been awarded a Certificate of Excellence by the Institute of
Career Studies, Lucknow as part of their
celebrations for completing 30 years.
It was March 04, 2016 when I finally played Dadagiri with Mr. Saurav Ganguly and gathered an awesome experience in my life. Before that I had to go through five auditions. The event was telecast on March 21, 2016. Finally I scored 29 points and became the Champion.
– Arush Mukherjee
Souradeep Kanjilal of Class V A, winner of
Macmillan Maths
Awards
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The Founder Principal's Birth Anniversary Celebrations
Diposhree Chanda of Class VI B won the first prize in Group B and Gokul Nair of Class VII A secured the second prize in Group A in the Inter School Painting Competition.
This day is very special to us at The Future Foundation School as it happens to be the birthday of our Founder Principal Smt. Joya Mitter. Students presented their floral tributes and went back with chocolates to their classrooms only to prepare well for the next event – floral arrangements and 'Rangoli'. The junior classes prepared beautiful designs. This inter house event is held every year to promote the love for aesthetics and good flower arrangement in the students. Joya Ma'am had learned the Japanese style of flower arrangement – Ikebana and used to display such items during our annual festival – Aspiration. Our school had organised an Inter School Painting competition as well.
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The Mother's Birth Anniversary Celebrations
The Mother's 138th Birth Anniversary was celebrated with both
verve and love on 21st February this year. The programme
started with the hoisting of The Mother's flag and the Prefect's
salute, followed by a wonderful performance by the little ones
of ANS. Thereafter, the students of Classes I and II warmed our
hearts with a delightful drill. This was followed by a sprightly
performance by the students of Classes III, IV and V.
The Mother laid stress on Physical Education saying that it is
never too soon to begin nor too late to continue. In keeping with
this, all members of the staff and teachers participated in a
display drawing big applause. Principal Sir was, hereafter,
invited to share his thoughts with us. His moving and
impassioned speech on the Mother and her loving ways made a
deep impression on us.
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In human history there have been many great seers and prophets who endeavoured to rescue humankind from the morass of ignorance, pain, distress and suffering. We all know the story of the Buddha, who, moved by the four great sights of an old man, a sick man, a corpse and an ascetic, sought to seek divine bliss for man through renunciation.
The crux of Sri Aurobindo's integral yoga is that renunciation is not an essential prerequisite for realising God. It is actually possible for humanity to manifest divinity here on earth, something referred to as 'Supramental Manifestation'. The Mother had once said, “What Sri Aurobindo represents in the World's history is not a teaching, not even a revelation; it is a decisive action direct from the Supreme.”
The general perception is that mankind has reached the last and ultimate rung at the summit of ascending evolution. However, in reality, the process is far from complete. The human species is still an animal in its material habits and instincts. It is still in the dark clasp of ignorance.
According to Sri Aurobindo, man is growing and has to grow in consciousness till he reaches the complete and perfect consciousness not only in his individual but also in his collective life.
Throughout His physical life, Sri Aurobindo had endeavoured to bring down the Supramental even though the world was not yet ready. In 1950, in a supreme sacrifice to hasten the Supramental descent, he left his body. Thereafter, The Mother continued with the process. The descent of the Supramental ultimately took place on
th29 February, 1956. A day subsequently referred to as 'Golden Day'. This year marks the diamond jubilee of that descent.
If we look at the world around us, burdened with suffering, violence and ignorance, we may be tempted to doubt and question the presence of the Supramental. We must have the certitude that it exists. We have to realise that it is upon us to manifest it within ourselves. For that we need individual and collective aspiration to perfect the different aspects of our personality, the body, the mind and the spirit, to such an extent that the Divine finds expression in each one of us. Only then can the earthly life evolve into the Life Divine.
Golden Day Celebrations
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Special Assem,blies
A Special Assembly on Auroville was held on March 02, 2016
A touching Special Assembly, entitled, "Showers Of
Blessings", on the importance of the morning Assembly,
was conducted by Class VII A on January 25, 2016.
Values and Discipline in class are issues in schools, all
over the world. Class VI A conducted a Special
Assembly on this topic on February 15, 2016 and
sought to disseminate the values of trust, obedience
and order in the classroom. The very effective Special
Assembly comprised an exposition, a skit, a prayer and
a song. Parents, who were a part of the audience
appreciated the effort put in by the students.
A Special assembly on different aspects of The Mother was conducted for Classes V to VIII on
February 10, 2016
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Inter Class / House Activities
A flurry of ideas was expressed on January 08, 2016 by the students of Class XII at a Panel Discussion entitled
'The Brainstormers'. The topic was 'Advances in Biology are so transforming medical practices that in
50 years there will be no hospitals on the planet.' The
event was presided over by an eminent guest, Prof.
Partha Pratim Majumdar, Director, National Institute
of Biomedical Genomics, who delivered an
enlightening lecture at the end of it.
Story Telling Competition of Class III
An Inter House Instrumental Competition was organised on March
14, 2016 for Classes VII-IX.
1st Prize - Agnivo
Mukherjee Class VIII A -
White House. 2nd Prize - Anubhov Chowdhury Class
VIII A – Blue House. 3rd
Prize - Joyous Poddar VII A
– Blue House
Winners of Inter House Prepared Speech Competition
Quiz
Aniket Roy of Class VIII conducted a special quiz on
Science and Wildlife.Quiz on Sri Aurobindo and The Mother on
March 03, 2016
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Our students have done exceptionally well in the 18th
National Science Olympiad. Siddharth Kashyap of Class IX A and Arkodip Mandal of Class XI C were Zonal
Toppers. Shibashish Mukhopadhyay of Class IX B, Akshat Lal of Class X A and Atreyee Majumdar of Class
XI C were the School Toppers. Sagnik Sarkar and Sagnik Chakraborty of Class IX B received the Silver and Bronze Medals respectively.
Inter School Activities & Sports Events
Mayank Mouli Sinha secured the 1st position for the Inter School Essay Writing Competition which was organised as a part of the Apeejay Kolkata Literary
Festival, held at Modern High School in January, 2016.
Our school secured the 1st position in the Inter School
Basketball Tournament organised by K. E. Carmel
School, Amtala on January 21 and 22, 2016. The team
was given medals, certificates, a prize money and a
trophy for their extraordinary achievement. Shuvayan
Mitra of Class XI C was awarded the trophy of the 'Best
Player of the Tournament'.
La Martiniere for Boys organised the Debanjan Sen
Foundation 'Kolkata School Games 2016' from January
23 to 25, 2016. Arian Hoque of Class XI participated in
the U-19 100m, 200m and 400m races and secured 1st
position in 100m and 400m and 2nd position in 200m.
She was awarded the 'A-Division Champions' trophy for
her extraordinary achievement. She was also awarded
the trophy for "Best Athlete (Girls)". Angshuman Ghosh
of Class XI secured the 1st position in 200m and 2nd
position in 100m for U-19 boys. He was given
certificates for his achievement.
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End Term Activities
Class II – Inter House Statue Game Winner - Green House
Competition.
Class IX & XI – Inter House Kho Kho
Class III – Inter House Relay Competition. Winner - Blue House
Class IV – Inter House Relay Winner - Blue House
Competition.
Bengali Elocution
Group - A
First - Riddhi Sarkar ( 2 B )
Second - Suditi Bhattacharya ( 2 B )
Third - Jayani Chakraborty ( 3 B )
Group - B
First - Ranjabati Chattopadhyay ( 4 B )
Second - Baidurya Bose and Rik Raunak (6 B and 5 B)
Third - Adrijeeta Majumder ( 4 A )
Saraswati Puja
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Investiture Ceremony
Republic Day Celebrations
The Investiture Ceremony is a very solemn and significant event in the school calendar, where an existing prefectional team passes the baton to a newly constituted team. This year the ceremony was held with appropriate dignity on February 01, 2016. The unique thing about this year's programme was the fact that Principal Sir presided over the ceremony, handing over the badges to the newly appointed members. White House emerged as the champions for the session 2015 – 2016, winning the Joya Mitter Trophy.
thThe 67 Republic Day was observed with appropriate ceremony by The Future Foundation School on January 26, 2016. After the hoisting of the National Flag, a short programme was offered by Scouts and Guides which culminated in an Eurhythmic display by the students.
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Students of Class IX participated in the 'Fireless Cooking Competition' as part of their S.U.P.W activity on January
18, 2016. Students demonstrated excellent team work, creativity, enthusiasm and a healthy competitive spirit.
1st Position : Class IX AMadhupriya Banerji, Asmita Bhattacharjee, Anushka Sarkar, Biswajit Palit, Ankita Sen, Raina Roy
Life Skills Activities
Class III – Orange juice making
Class VIII – Preparing cheese and vegetable sandwich
Class VII – Stitching
Entrepreneurship Activity
On March 11, 2016 students of Class XI A hosted an Entrepreneurship Activity. The objective of this activity was to hone the soft skills of the students and enable them to gain a hands-on-experience in the sphere of marketing and finance. The target customers were the students of Class VIII and the teachers, who actively encouraged the students. Overall it was an enriching experience for the students.
Ishan Dey & Neelav Roy Sarkar XI A
S.U.P.W. - Activities
2nd Position : Class IX BSoumik Malakar, Anushka Bhattacharya, Madhushruti Mukherjee, Pritish Sarkar, Sagnik Chakraborty
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Seminars
Mr. S. Sreejesh, Assistant Director of Institute of Company Secretaries conducted a seminar with the Commerce students of Class XI about career prospects
in Company Secretaryship. The students were informed about the changes introduced in the
Companies Act 2013. They were amazed to know that India is the first country to introduce the concept of Chartered Secretary to audit the work done by Company Secretaries for companies whose turnover is
more than Rs. 100 crore.
On March 10, 2016 The Future Foundation School played host to an internationally acclaimed
sociologist and academic Prof. Surendra Munshi. Prof.
Munshi, now retired from IIMC Joka where he taught Sociology for thirty years. He was here to conduct an
interactive session on 'The Importance of Thinking
Clearly'. The session was attended by the students of
Class XI. The session was absorbing and stimulating. A lot of questions were generated by students which
Prof. Munshi answered with patience and aplomb,
touching upon burning topics like freedom of thought,
intolerance, media activism, terrorism etc.
Interactive Session by Dr. Biswajit Ghosh
The students of The Future Foundation School got an opportunity
to interact with internationally reputed scientist Dr. Biswajit
Ghosh on March 07, 2016. Dr. Ghosh is an Assistant Professor of
Geology, University of Calcutta. He is the only Indian member in an
international scientific expedition to investigate into the Earth's
interior with particular focus on the Earth's mantle. He spoke to
the students of Classes IX and XI on the mysteries of our planet,
covering such topics as the Earth's structure, vulcanicity and
earthquakes, earthquake measurement and monitoring, plate
tectonics, standard geological time scale etc. The session was very
interesting and stimulating for all those who attended it.
Students of Class IX got the rare opportunity to
interact with the renowned French Nuclear scientist,
Dr. Philippe Leconte, (Director of the Laue Langevin
Institute in Grenoble, France) on January 06, 2016.
The students were very excited to discuss with him
the fundamentals of Nuclear Physics, asking questions
on fission and fusion reactions, mystery of the atoms
and the sub atomic particles, radioactive elements
and their reactions, making of atomic bombs, etc.
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Career Counselling
Visit to Admission Tour France at Taj
BengalStudents interacted with different Engineering and
Business Schools from France. They also met
representatives from ESSEC Business School who
explained the benefits of studying B.B.A in ESSEC.
Interaction with Mr. Ludovic AUVRAY :Students of Class XI Science attended an hour long
interactive session with Mr. Ludovic AUVRAY, Project Manager - European Relations & International
Mobility Department (DREMI) from INSA Rouen, France, on general and specialised courses offered at INSA Rouen and all other facilities provided to
students. Mr. Ludovic and Mr. Ranjan Mitter, Principal of The Future Foundation School discussed in detail about placements after studying at INSA in
international companies of repute. It was an eye opening session which exposed students to degrees in
Energy, Mechanical Engineering, etc and how the
students would benefited from the “ Make in India”
movement and the Solar Energy Alliance.
Mr. Amitava Das from Campus France and Principal Sir interacted with the students and parents of Class XI to discuss the prospects of studying Engineering and Pure
Science at INSA Rouen. Parents were briefed about the
total curriculum, duration of the course, living
conditions in France, language issues and the cost.
Students from Commerce and Humanities Stream
attended an interactive session with Ms. Claude VIVIER
LE GOT, CEO of EAC Business School on February 03,
2016. Students were exposed to very unique courses in
Art Market, Cultural Management and Luxury
Management. Ms. Claude drew the fine relationship of
these disciplines with Indian Festivals, Gems, Jewellery and the cultural heritage of India.